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Lead - Systems Engineering
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Posted 9 days ago
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Job Title: Lead - Systems Engineering Job Code: 46111 Job Location: Onsite - Waterdown, On About the Role This role is responsible for defining, analyzing, and managing system-level requirements that ensure seamless integration across optical, mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems. There will be a special focus on Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC), video tracking and target detection systems. You will also be responsible for end-to-end Verification and Validation to ensure the delivered system meets all performance, environmental, and functional requirements. The position bridges leadership and technical responsibilities, is fast paced and requires close collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure design consistency, traceability and compliance with program and industry standards. Primary Responsibilities • Provide technical leadership for the execution/development of EO/IR projects and contracted programs • Manage multiple technical projects in a cross functional environment, with the ability to balance requirements of a variety of stakeholders, including internal and external parties • Estimate and assign work packages and monitor and control execution of work • Provide Mentorship of junior team members • Work with the Senior Manager to identify risks, issues, opportunities and mitigation • Develop a strong presence across engineering and other areas of the business to maximize collaboration and synergy in an effort to meet project goals • Own Concepts of Operation, system specifications and interface control documents • Work collaboratively with Software Engineering to design, test and document new product features and ensure traceability to top level requirements • Support flight test and customer demonstrations setup, troubleshooting and performance characterization. • Support the Bids and Proposals process as required, providing reviews and inputs in support of compliance matrix completion • Participate in technical design reviews / gate reviews to ensure system design integrity is achieved, test and evaluation concerns are addressed and NPI milestone dates are achieved • Participate in interviews and peer reviews as required • Perform functional verification tests and support system integration verification/validation tests • Generate qualification plans, qualification summary reports and qualification by similarity reports • Ensure deliverable product meets the design objectives Desired Capabilities • Well-developed and effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills • Strong leadership, planning, organizational and analytical skills • Proven understanding of Systems Engineering principals • Strong Project and technical management skills, demonstrated on assigned projects • Ability to deal directly with internal and external customers • Extensive knowledge of and high-level understanding of WESCAM hardware and software systems • Knowledge and understanding of applicable military and industry standards related to airborne, marine and ground systems including MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, MIL STD 461, MIL STD 704 and applicable Customer requirements • Programming skills in Matlab, Python, and/or database management is desirable • Driven to quickly and efficiently address issues to keep test programs on-track for completion • Knowledge of navigation systems, GPS denied operations and inertial navigation systems • Knowledge of computer vision techniques for object detection, classification, tracking, and automatic target recognition within EO/IR sensor systems Education and Experience Requirements • Requires comprehensive level knowledge of job area. May have in-depth knowledge of project management. • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. • Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. • In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. This posting is for a current vacancy. In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $126500 - $176500